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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

William R. Bishai is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biomedical sciences, with a particular focus on tuberculosis, immunology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research contributions cover a diverse set of topics, including:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Bishai's major fields of study include Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of specialization highlight Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Frequent publication venues reflect the breadth of their work as well as the prominence of their research outputs. These venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The Journal of Urology
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Nature Communications

William R. Bishai has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, demonstrating sustained research partnerships. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Shichun Lun
  • Alok Kumar Singh
  • Monali Praharaj
  • Kara A. Lombardo
  • Trinity J. Bivalacqua

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • "Cavitary tuberculosis: the gateway of disease transmission," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Re-engineered BCG overexpressing cyclic di-AMP augments trained immunity and exhibits improved efficacy against bladder cancer," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "BCG turns 100: its nontraditional uses against viruses, cancer, and immunologic diseases," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Host-Directed Therapies: Modulating Inflammation to Treat Tuberculosis," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Genetic and hormonal mechanisms underlying sex-specific immune responses in tuberculosis," 2022, Trends in Immunology

William R. Bishai is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging threat.

    Nicola Zetola;John S Francis;Eric L Nuermberger;William R Bishai

  • Whole-Genome Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical and Laboratory Strains

    R. D. Fleischmann;D. Alland;Jonathan A Eisen;L. Carpenter

  • Diagnostic point-of-care tests in resource-limited settings

    Paul K Drain;Emily P Hyle;Farzad Noubary;Farzad Noubary;Farzad Noubary;Kenneth A Freedberg

  • Mechanisms of latency in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Nikki M Parrish;James D Dick;William R Bishai

  • Fluoroquinolones, tuberculosis, and resistance

    Amy Sarah Ginsburg;Jacques H Grosset;William R Bishai

  • Comparison of a Whole-Blood Interferon γ Assay With Tuberculin Skin Testing for Detecting Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

    Gerald H. Mazurek;Philip A. LoBue;Philip A. LoBue;Charles L. Daley;John Bernardo

  • A postgenomic method for predicting essential genes at subsaturation levels of mutagenesis: Application to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Gyanu Lamichhane;Matteo Zignol;Natalie J. Blades;Deborah E. Geiman

  • Moxifloxacin-containing Regimen Greatly Reduces Time to Culture Conversion in Murine Tuberculosis

    Eric L. Nuermberger;Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu;Sandeep Tyagi;Richard J. O'Brien

  • Moxifloxacin versus ethambutol in the initial treatment of tuberculosis: a double-blind, randomised, controlled phase II trial

    Marcus B Conde;Anne Efron;Carla Loredo;Gilvan R Muzy De Souza

  • Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis-persistence, patience, and winning by waiting.

    Yukari C. Manabe;William R. Bishai

  • Diphtheria toxin receptor binding domain substitution with interleukin-2: genetic construction and properties of a diphtheria toxin-related interleukin-2 fusion protein

    D.P. Williams;K. Parker;P. Bacha;W. Bishai;W. Bishai

  • Evolution of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis over Four Decades: Whole Genome Sequencing and Dating Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from KwaZulu-Natal

    Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Abigail Manson McGuire;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein LdtMt2 is a nonclassical transpeptidase required for virulence and resistance to amoxicillin

    Radhika Gupta;Marie Lavollay;Marie Lavollay;Marie Lavollay;Jean Luc Mainardi;Michel Arthur;Michel Arthur;Michel Arthur

  • Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

    Abigail L. Manson;Keira A. Cohen;Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Thomas Abeel;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • Reduced immunopathology and mortality despite tissue persistence in a Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutant lacking alternative σ factor, SigH

    Deepak Kaushal;Benjamin G. Schroeder;Sandeep Tyagi;Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu

  • Dormancy Phenotype Displayed by Extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Artificial Granulomas in Mice

    Petros C. Karakousis;Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu;Gyanu Lamichhane;Samuel C. Woolwine

  • Association of methotrexate and tumour necrosis factor antagonists with risk of infectious outcomes including opportunistic infections in the CORRONA registry

    J D Greenberg;G Reed;J M Kremer;E Tindall

  • MOLECULAR CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AQPZ, A WATER CHANNEL FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

    Giuseppe Calamita;William R. Bishai;Gregory M. Preston;William B. Guggino

  • Mouse Model of Necrotic Tuberculosis Granulomas Develops Hypoxic Lesions

    Jamie Harper;Ciaran Skerry;Stephanie L. Davis;Rokeya Tasneen

  • Bactericidal Activity of the Nitroimidazopyran PA-824 in a Murine Model of Tuberculosis

    Sandeep Tyagi;E. Nuermberger;T. Yoshimatsu;K. Williams

  • Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

    Mandeep Jassal;William R Bishai

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Eric L. Nuermberger
Eric L. Nuermberger Johns Hopkins University
Jacques H. Grosset
Jacques H. Grosset Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Yukari C. Manabe
Yukari C. Manabe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John R. Murphy
John R. Murphy Johns Hopkins University
Petros C. Karakousis
Petros C. Karakousis Johns Hopkins University
Ashlee M. Earl
Ashlee M. Earl Broad Institute
Robert L. Murphy
Robert L. Murphy Northwestern University
Neil M.H. Graham
Neil M.H. Graham Regeneron (United States)
Ulas Bagci
Ulas Bagci Northwestern University

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